A bathroom is one of the few rooms in a West Vancouver home that has to perform two jobs at once: look genuinely finished, and manage water flawlessly for decades. Custom Installations builds bathroom renovations across West Vancouver — from primary ensuites in hillside estates to character-home bathrooms in Ambleside and Dundarave — with layout, waterproofing, and finish work planned as one project rather than a rushed sequence of trades.
This is owner-led work. Gabriel is involved from the first walkthrough through the final walkthrough — not handed off partway through.
From small updates to complete redesigns, we offer a full range of bathroom renovation services tailored to North Vancouver homes and condos.
Primary or Spa Ensuite
Curbless showers, freestanding tubs, radiant floor heat, and natural stone or large-format tile — built as a genuine retreat rather than a functional afterthought. This is the most common request we get from West Vancouver estate homeowners.
Powder Room & Secondary Bathroom
Smaller footprint, same finish standard. Powder rooms in higher-end homes are often a design statement — a feature wallpaper, a striking vanity, or a stone that wouldn't work at larger scale — and we treat the detailing accordingly.
Character Bathroom Restoration
Ambleside and Dundarave character homes frequently need plumbing and waterproofing brought up to a modern standard while respecting the home's original finishes and proportions — not a generic modern bathroom dropped into a heritage shell.
Waterfront Bathroom Renovation
On waterfront and near-waterfront properties, moisture management goes beyond the shower pan — coastal humidity affects ventilation requirements, material selection, and long-term finish durability throughout the room.
Bathroom renovations on higher-specification West Vancouver projects frequently involve an architect or designer who has already selected tile, stone, and fixture direction before we're brought in. We review those specs against real-world waterproofing and installation constraints, flag anything that needs adjusting before materials are ordered, and sequence our work around plumbing, electrical, and other trades so the finished room matches the design intent without surprises mid-project.
If you're an architect or designer sourcing a bathroom contractor who won't need hand-holding on a high-specification West Vancouver project, this is exactly the kind of work we're set up for.
Waterproofing that actually holds.
A shower or wet room in a West Vancouver home isn't a place to cut corners on membrane systems — we use proper waterproofing assemblies throughout, checked at each stage rather than trusted to look right once tiled.
Coastal humidity and ventilation.
Waterfront and near-waterfront properties (Caulfeild, Eagle Harbour, Altamont) see more humidity load on bathroom exhaust systems — ventilation gets sized and planned for the property's actual conditions, not a generic minimum.
Radiant heat and hillside new builds.
Heated bathroom floors are close to standard in new construction in the British Properties and Whitby Estates — we plan the subfloor, membrane, and heating element sequencing together so nothing gets compromised by the others.
Heritage plumbing.
Character homes in Dundarave and Ambleside often have original plumbing runs that weren't built for modern fixture counts or water pressure — we assess this before quoting rather than discovering it mid-renovation.
Why Choose Us?
We build custom bathroom renovations throughout West Vancouver, including:
We also serve North Vancouver, Coquitlam, and communities throughout the Lower Mainland. Not sure if we cover your address? Call 604-818-4053.
We are extremely happy with the work done by Custom Installations! They repaired the laminate flooring in our living room and installed new tiles in the entryway- we couldn’t be happier with the results. They were reliable, professional, and responded to all our inquiries promptly.
| Project Type | Typical Range |
|---|---|
| Powder room / secondary bathroom refresh |
$20,000 – $35,000 |
| Mid-range bathroom renovation |
$35,000 – $70,000 |
| High-end / spa-style primary ensuite |
$80,000 – $150,000+ |
*All prices based on the 2026 construction market.
Most mid-range bathroom renovations run $35,000 to $70,000. A high-end, spa-style primary ensuite with a curbless shower, heated floor, and premium stone typically runs $80,000 and up. We provide a detailed, itemized quote after seeing the space.
Yes — radiant floor heat is close to standard on new construction and higher-end renovations we do in West Vancouver. It's planned into the subfloor and waterproofing sequence from the start, not added as an afterthought.
We use full waterproofing membrane assemblies rather than relying on grout and tile alone, checked at each stage of installation. This matters more on a curbless design, where drainage slope and membrane continuity are less forgiving than a standard shower base.
Often, yes — most full bathroom renovations involve plumbing or electrical changes that trigger a permit. Moving a toilet or shower drain, in particular, almost always requires plumbing permitting. We flag this at the scoping stage; see our West Vancouver renovations page for more on the District's permit process generally.
Yes — this is common in Ambleside and Dundarave. We upgrade plumbing and waterproofing to a modern standard while working with the home's existing proportions and finish language, rather than defaulting to a generic modern layout.
A powder room or secondary bathroom typically runs 3–4 weeks. A full primary ensuite renovation usually runs 5–8 weeks, longer if layout or plumbing relocation is involved. We'll confirm a realistic timeline at the quoting stage.